Absence
Three varieties of forsythia, all removed. A loss. Have they been moved, to be reconstructed? Without these three bodies I have lost remembrance. Their…
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Sense memory
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay, Kathryn T. Jones recalls stories from her…
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Finding God in the silence
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay, Karissa Knox Sorrell explores a critical shift…
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Water
“Water,” they all say, one after the other around the table. “Water.” “Water.” “Water.” “Water.” The waitress turns to me with a smile, pen…
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Dad, 1944
Berlin, Ohio (Photographer Unknown) My first response to this photo was thinking about its simplicity. There’s a certain spare quality in this simple picture…
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Raindrops’ procession percussion on porch metal awning matches the cadence of empty soldier-green hulls striking the timpani-tight bottom of No. 2 washtub as our…
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Hidden: Autism and life around the edges
Editor’s Note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this 2013 essay, Deborah Lewis carefully articulates some of…
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Just a block away from seven figures
here’s a moment in the evenings in northern California when you can feel the heat of the day let go: after dinner, before sunset….
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My boy will know
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this poetic essay, Chris Smit riffs on a theme…
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